Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1887-10-29

There has been considerable re-
vlval in the fall business mt the dry
goods and millinery stores since the
new stocks have been coming in.
The building occupied by the
Franklin Bank is being over-hauled
and refitted inside to render 1t more
convenient for the purposes of a
banking house.
Subjects at the Cumberland Pres
byterian church, corner Franklin and
Fifth streets, next Sabbath: i q. m,
The Steps Of q Good Man; p. M,
Life and Death.
Mr.. RUFF Smith has accepted a POI
sition in Mr.. r. S. Broaddus' dry
goods store on Franklin Street where
he will be pleased tosee and wait up
on his old friends, and customers, and
the public generally.
The senorous "conch'' of the wild
goose was heard the other night,
high up in the heavens, and invisi-
BILE, but there all the'same, and like
ly to be about here all the winter
furnishing the finest kind of sport
for our gunners.
There is scarce water enough in
Cumberland river to float blu.-
wing teal duck yet the Steamer Pearl
arrived on Thursday night of last
week, and has remained as quiet as a
sarcophagus tied up at the wharf
boat wiling for trip this week.
We are requested by Mr.. Sterling
f. Neblet, Chairman of the Prohibit
ton Executive Committee of Mont
gomery County, to announce that
there will be a Convention of Prohi-
bitionists held in Nashville, Tenn,
on the 9Th, and 10th, of November.
Mr.. Walter Kincannon of the city,
and Mr.. Tom Elliott, of the vicinity
of Noah's Spring, had an alteration
about matter of business Wednes-
day, which resulted in the parties
coming to blows, but no serious dam
age was done.
The attention of the readers is called
to the sale advertisement of Mrs. n.
e. Elicit at Noah's spring on the 18th
of November Some rare chances for
bargains will be offered, and the pub
lie should not fail to embrace the OPP
portunities.
Wild ducks are beginning to make
their appearance scattered about in
considerable numbers on Cumberland
river, and the smaller streams. Now
let our youthful Nimrods lay in theil
fall stock of ammunition, Turkish ur
their firelocks, and prepare for duck
soooting while the season is on.
DR.. Anderson, of District No. 4
who is an uncompromising prohibi
zionist, bought package blind a
the sale of unclaimed packages by
the Southern Express Co., for $40;
which contained six bottle, of flint
old Robertson. He carried it home
to be used as medicine for his pa
tients. His motto is millions of pint,
for medicine if necessary, but not ,
drop as beverage, and he will sticl
to his text.
We regret to learn that Rev. j. l.
Hargrave is to preach his farwell ser
mon at Trinity Church next Sunday
A more inviting field offering itsel
in Southern Kansas he has resigned
the Episcopal Church here and viii
| remove with his family next week
His new home will be at Winfield
thriving City 10000 inhabitant
, and with all modern Improvements
J The growth Of these Western cities i
simply marvellous.
The latest railroad gossip is tina
the Louisville & Nashville people ar
willing to let the Ohio Valley com
pany have the l., A. q I. branch
from Princeton to Nashville on goot
terms to keep the o. V. out of Hop
r kinsville and that such trade i
likely to be comsummated on thu
, further condition that the O. V. will
not waste any money in trying to gre
to Nashville. There is not thu
slightest shadow of foundation 70
all of this nonsense.
= A private and worthy citizen 8
Nashville, Mr.. Jas. III. Owen, wa
arrested and clandestinely spirite
! away to Birmingham, Ala, to b
! tried on a false charge of murder, an
was never heard of by his family, o
;, released from durance vile, until Sc,
! eral months afterwards when tn
real murderer confessed his Grim,